164
164
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
barack obama won virginia by 7 and i won by 18 the next year. the independent voters make up their mind of ten times near the end. mitt romney has to continue to focus what he started this campaign about six months ago that we can do a lot better. the president has trial ed, his policies have failed. you can't have gas prices doubling and all of this high level of people on food stamps and call that a success for the middle class. he has to make it clear why the presidency is going to make it for the middle class. and i think the debates are going to be more important. i think we are going to have financial parody down the road. we got crushed on spending and i think we have a descent chance to win. it is margin of error and things can change. >> i think the independent voter haven't made up your mind yet. >> it is a long way to go yet and mitt romney will have the fire power if he can stop committing gaffes. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and here to argue the other side is top democrat. the former governor of meichiga and current host o
barack obama won virginia by 7 and i won by 18 the next year. the independent voters make up their mind of ten times near the end. mitt romney has to continue to focus what he started this campaign about six months ago that we can do a lot better. the president has trial ed, his policies have failed. you can't have gas prices doubling and all of this high level of people on food stamps and call that a success for the middle class. he has to make it clear why the presidency is going to make it...
185
185
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery and distinction and i see soldiers who defend our freedom every single day and i see those military families who are wondering whether their loved ones are going to come back home safe and sound. that's who i see. >> reporter: active duty military and combat zones do not pay federal income tax and veterans do not pay income tax on their benefits, hammering that theme, jim webb a veteran and father. >> but in receiving veterans benefits, they are not takers. they are givers in the ultimate sense of the world. thank you. >> you might not be able to tell by the supportive crowd of thousands here, but this part of the
president obama heading to virginia beach as he tries to keep virginia out of reach for romney. >> reporter: in virginia beach, president obama tailored his latest attack on mitt romney to the military voters here as he hit his opponent for his recent comments that 37% of americans who don't pay income taxes see themselves as victims. >> i travel a lot around this country and i don't immediate meet a lot of victims. i see a lot of veterans who have served this country with bravery...
168
168
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> mitt romney is back on the campaign trail in virginia. it's likely he'll hit president obama hard on the issue of jobs. jim acosta has more on that from new hampshire. jim? >> reporter: randi, mitt romney came to this minor league baseball park to give his pitch on the economy. he was served up a softball in the form of the nation's unemployment report. mitt romney tried to offer sobering words of what he called the hangover after president obama's convention party. in another disappointing report on the stagnant jobs market. >> it's been 43 straight months above 8%. it's a national tragedy. >> reporter: the unemployment numbers show 96,000 jobs created in august. the rate dropped due to 368,000 leaving the work force. he has a new line where the president is taking the country. >> it's four more years of the four last years. i don't think the american people want four more years. >> reporter: he hit back on the president's charge he's yet to offer specifics saying he will create 12 million jobs with tax cuts, more domestic energy. listen
. >>> mitt romney is back on the campaign trail in virginia. it's likely he'll hit president obama hard on the issue of jobs. jim acosta has more on that from new hampshire. jim? >> reporter: randi, mitt romney came to this minor league baseball park to give his pitch on the economy. he was served up a softball in the form of the nation's unemployment report. mitt romney tried to offer sobering words of what he called the hangover after president obama's convention party. in...
214
214
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 214
favorite 0
quote 0
i can tell you that the independent voters in virginia just want results. they don't don't care about the party politics, but they want to know who has the best ideas of military and spending and i think that mitt romney will make a case in the end, but in the close vote i think that romney wins in the end of the day in virginia. >> my, what optimism. the last two weeks have been a di s disaster as far as the republicans have been concerned. >> well, we have had better weeks. >> you have to be twitchy that if this carries on, barack obama won't win in a close race, but a comfortable margin if it carries on so this campaign has to regroup and refocus and do something sharpish doesn't it? >> well, i'm not nearly that pessimistic at all. obama won virginia by seven and i won by 18 the next year so that the independent voters really make up their mind oftentimes right near the end. i don't think that the more mitt romney, and i think that i agree with you on this that mitt romney has to continue to focus on what he started the campaign with six months ago in ea
i can tell you that the independent voters in virginia just want results. they don't don't care about the party politics, but they want to know who has the best ideas of military and spending and i think that mitt romney will make a case in the end, but in the close vote i think that romney wins in the end of the day in virginia. >> my, what optimism. the last two weeks have been a di s disaster as far as the republicans have been concerned. >> well, we have had better weeks....
218
218
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
today it's virginia. right now governor romney is at an event in springfield, virginia near the nation's capital. focusing on foreign affairs, but trade an energy. let's listen in. >> about two-thirds of the jobs created in america over the last 15 years were created by small business. i want small businesses to grow and be able to hire more people and, by the way, to pay higher wages. do you realize over the last four years the median income in america has dropped every single year? so not only are there 23 million people struggling to find a good job, and half our college kids not able to find work or work consistent with a college degree, but incoming are going down. at the same time food prices are up, electric prices are up. gasoline prices have doubled. these are tough times for the american people. and the answer to help the american people is to get small business growing again, hiring people a
today it's virginia. right now governor romney is at an event in springfield, virginia near the nation's capital. focusing on foreign affairs, but trade an energy. let's listen in. >> about two-thirds of the jobs created in america over the last 15 years were created by small business. i want small businesses to grow and be able to hire more people and, by the way, to pay higher wages. do you realize over the last four years the median income in america has dropped every single year? so...
149
149
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
you see virginia on there. okay. connecticut. but now, a number of those states are toss ups with democrats leading in several crucial ones including virginia, missouri and also, massachusetts. so, how much of this has to do with mitt romney? "outfront" tonight, dana bash and when races are this tight, it seems like everything must have an effect. whether it be romney's recent 47% remarks on people paying taxes or anything else, right? >> that's certainly the fear among republicans running a lot of these races. that is why with regard to this last controversy over mitt romney's 47% mark, the people who really could have potentially been hurt the most moved very, very fast to distance themselves from mitt romney. take a look at what i'm talking about. the senator from massachusetts. scott brown, who is behind before this. linda mcmahon, the candidate from connecticut and dean heller, the republican senator from nevada. i spoke with him for a fairly long time in the hall of the senate today and he was talking about why he totally d
you see virginia on there. okay. connecticut. but now, a number of those states are toss ups with democrats leading in several crucial ones including virginia, missouri and also, massachusetts. so, how much of this has to do with mitt romney? "outfront" tonight, dana bash and when races are this tight, it seems like everything must have an effect. whether it be romney's recent 47% remarks on people paying taxes or anything else, right? >> that's certainly the fear among...
230
230
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 230
favorite 0
quote 0
tim kaine is a democratic senate candidate from virginia, also former governor of virginia, and former democratic national committee chair. good to see you, sir. appreciate it. >> hey, erin. good to be back. >> we probably had some people stumped there. this is interesting because i know you said i'm going to be open to a minimum tax, not that you're trying to go for that or plan for that, but you're open to putting that on the negotiating table. >> sure i'd be open to it. look, i'm going to go into the senate and i'm going to be open to good faith proposals of all kinds. my opponent took the grover norquist pledge where he takes all revenue off the table, but i pointed out immediately in that clip that you got to remember that there's kin of a lie being perpetrated that 47% of the people, you know, don't pay taxes, and it's just not true. the poor pay very high tax rates. iced to be the mayor of richmond, and if you look at the total tax burden of a middle class or poor family, they're paying a higher tax rate than mitt romney is, and i pointed that out very pointedly to the audience,
tim kaine is a democratic senate candidate from virginia, also former governor of virginia, and former democratic national committee chair. good to see you, sir. appreciate it. >> hey, erin. good to be back. >> we probably had some people stumped there. this is interesting because i know you said i'm going to be open to a minimum tax, not that you're trying to go for that or plan for that, but you're open to putting that on the negotiating table. >> sure i'd be open to it....
248
248
Sep 15, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 248
favorite 0
quote 0
there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are beginning to think is light blue and may be gone. >> maria, the advantage that the republicans and romney have, they're probably going to have a lot more money given the super pac contributions that they've amassed over these final weeks. how significant is that in ohio, in florida, in virginia and some of these other battleground states? >> it could potentially be very significant, wolf. while i'll say that i feel really good about where president obama is right now, there's still a long ti
there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three...
164
164
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
the ad wars focused in the virginia beach, norfolk, tidewater area, virginia, noern virginia outside of d.c. those are the big markets in virginia and those are the big swing areas in virginia. victor. >> they are spending a lot on the ads and gas to get there. they are going to virginia over and over and over this season. >> they sure are. overall the president made seven trips or swings through virginia just recently on tuesday. remember, when he kicked off his first rallies in may he started in ohio, the second rally right here in virginia. romney, this will be the seventh trip, six swings since the general election started. remember, where did he announce his running mate paul ryan, just down the street here in norfolk, virginia. yeah, it's an important state for both these men. >> they will be back. we yesterday got the numbers from the labor day about the unemployment rate. each campaign, how are they responding to these numbers? >> the republicans, romney campaign and republicans are quick to attack saying, listen, if the convention in charlotte was the party these numbers tha
the ad wars focused in the virginia beach, norfolk, tidewater area, virginia, noern virginia outside of d.c. those are the big markets in virginia and those are the big swing areas in virginia. victor. >> they are spending a lot on the ads and gas to get there. they are going to virginia over and over and over this season. >> they sure are. overall the president made seven trips or swings through virginia just recently on tuesday. remember, when he kicked off his first rallies in...
184
184
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
is he in woodbridge, virginia. later on he will speak via satellite to the folks at the aarp convention down in new orleans. president on the campaign trail of virginia battleground state, by the way. latest cnn poll showing him up 50% to romney's 44% of likely voters there in virginia. let's move on now and talk about who can keep america safe. that will be one of the big questions on voters' minds when they go to the polls this november. we'll take a look at the security plans that two candidates are offering up. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. layaway's back. so you can pay a little at a time. yes! call me ms. lucky ducky from kentucky! okiephenokie. [ male announcer ] layaway's back. earlier than ever. through december 14th. walma
is he in woodbridge, virginia. later on he will speak via satellite to the folks at the aarp convention down in new orleans. president on the campaign trail of virginia battleground state, by the way. latest cnn poll showing him up 50% to romney's 44% of likely voters there in virginia. let's move on now and talk about who can keep america safe. that will be one of the big questions on voters' minds when they go to the polls this november. we'll take a look at the security plans that two...
183
183
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 183
favorite 0
quote 0
romney was in norfolk, virginia. he's back today. overall, romney made seven trips here, the president eight trips. they both spent a lot of money. the obama campaign and related groups, the super packs spent almost $12 million on ads. it's a lot of money. what about romney? just under $12 million. they are flooding the air waves here. i tell you, randi, this state is so important. it's why we brought the cnn express bus here. we are at the military aviation museum. we are outside of it because the gates are locked. maybe next hour we'll be there. he's going to richmond later for a nascar race. you will see both of these guys crisscrossing virginia. barack obama was the first democrat to win in virginia since 1964. >> you are full of great information. both men zeroed in. will we hear more of those themes as they head toward the finish line? >> yeah. we heard from the president using the same theme yestday as during the convention on thursday night. for the republicans, their only idea, the only thing they think can help is tax cuts,
romney was in norfolk, virginia. he's back today. overall, romney made seven trips here, the president eight trips. they both spent a lot of money. the obama campaign and related groups, the super packs spent almost $12 million on ads. it's a lot of money. what about romney? just under $12 million. they are flooding the air waves here. i tell you, randi, this state is so important. it's why we brought the cnn express bus here. we are at the military aviation museum. we are outside of it because...
186
186
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> we're from the great state of texas, a man from virginia -- >> mr. rich has done the show before. you clearly haven't. this is my gig, my stage and i will finish the introduction. >> okay. okay. finish your introduction. >> after going their separate ways for several years, they're back together, musically with a new album, "hillbilly jedi." they join me now. welcome, gentlemen. >> okay, now, whoa, whoa, whoa. where do you get off? >> let me ask you a direct question. are you or have you ever been a liberal? >> i don't know what that is. >> that may cause the confusion. >> what i know is i'm a farm boy raised in virginia to a dad who was a hard-working man and a mother who taught me music and gave me great lessons in life, and i feel like the sky's our ceiling, the ground is our floor and the world is one big happy home. we ought to just love everybody. how about that? yeah! >> there's no room for that kind of thing in this world. >> people say that about john and i constantly and we debate about as tough as any two guys can, but we end it always wit
. >> we're from the great state of texas, a man from virginia -- >> mr. rich has done the show before. you clearly haven't. this is my gig, my stage and i will finish the introduction. >> okay. okay. finish your introduction. >> after going their separate ways for several years, they're back together, musically with a new album, "hillbilly jedi." they join me now. welcome, gentlemen. >> okay, now, whoa, whoa, whoa. where do you get off? >> let me...
192
192
Sep 28, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 192
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm not going to be cutting jobs from virginia. i'm going to be adding jobs to virginia. >> talking jobs in battleground america. president obama and mitt romney today in the crucial state of virginia. both candidates fighting for every vote. let's bring in my political all-stars, charles blow, op ed columnist for the "new york times" and republican pollster, kristen soltis. kristen, let me start with you. your guy's in a hell of a lot of trouble. i'm looking at some polls here, doesn't matter who you believe, suffolk university, fox news, quinnipiac, "new york times," cbs, all of them in virginia against likely voters have obama comfortably ahead. this is a big problem for mitt romney, isn't it? >> i don't think it's quite a big a problem as you have made it out to be. there was a poll suffolk university had out just tonight that had obama up by two. so it is true you've got obama up in swing states like virginia by small margins. but there's become this narrative that's really developed over the last week that the race is startin
i'm not going to be cutting jobs from virginia. i'm going to be adding jobs to virginia. >> talking jobs in battleground america. president obama and mitt romney today in the crucial state of virginia. both candidates fighting for every vote. let's bring in my political all-stars, charles blow, op ed columnist for the "new york times" and republican pollster, kristen soltis. kristen, let me start with you. your guy's in a hell of a lot of trouble. i'm looking at some polls here,...
179
179
Sep 30, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
florida, colorado, north carolina, virginia. florida, we know they've been fired there. colorado, we've seen reports that similar action was taken to sever ties with them there. we've got calls in this weekend but not hearing back from north carolina or virginia about what sort of activities are going on there. >> right. which say mazing because obviously registration is such a huge issue. has this firm ever been in trouble before? >> actually the firm but not the firm but the owner of it. he was called into question for his activities by a couple of democratic congressmen and senators. this was back in 2004, but the attorney for the company says that he was wrongly accused and no charges were ever filed. so obviously he was a trusted vendor for these types of services for the republican party to pick him up again. >> all right. dave mattingly, i have a feeling we are going to be passing each other in various airports after the election trying to track down whatever is going on. thanks so much, dave mattingly. >>> a tennessee house fire leaves two grandparents dead and t
florida, colorado, north carolina, virginia. florida, we know they've been fired there. colorado, we've seen reports that similar action was taken to sever ties with them there. we've got calls in this weekend but not hearing back from north carolina or virginia about what sort of activities are going on there. >> right. which say mazing because obviously registration is such a huge issue. has this firm ever been in trouble before? >> actually the firm but not the firm but the owner...
159
159
Sep 29, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
five points in new hampshire and two in virginia. although i wanted to highlight the virginia one. there had been other polls to show that gap wider. this would be a much better than expected result than some of the others we've seen. this week -- has not been kind to the republican candidate as polls have shown him falling behind the president. but he is not showing any change in confidence. >> i've got a little secret here and that is that obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in their pocket. they don't need to worry about it. and you're right and they're wrong. we're going to win pennsylvania. we're going to take the white house. >> he's going to have to overcome a big deficit to do it, but people do like a comeback kid. max, jen, the obama campaign press secretary. two very different problems. one, you don't want to get complacent and two, you don't want to get too far behind. matt, mitt romney was in pennsylvania today. obviously, the poll of polls that we have here show him behind ten points. i know he had a fund-raiser in that state. is he really trying to win pennsylv
five points in new hampshire and two in virginia. although i wanted to highlight the virginia one. there had been other polls to show that gap wider. this would be a much better than expected result than some of the others we've seen. this week -- has not been kind to the republican candidate as polls have shown him falling behind the president. but he is not showing any change in confidence. >> i've got a little secret here and that is that obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in...
281
281
Sep 4, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 281
favorite 0
quote 0
the president speaking live in norfolk, virginia. i want to listen in. let's listen in real quick. >> i had missouri going pretty deep, but i want you to know i've got no hard feelings. let's just say you owe me one. now, i know that whatever i say here today, it's going to be at best a distant second to the speech you will hear tonight from the star of the obama family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking, i -- i start getting all misty. but i'm looking forward to being in charlotte, myself. i'll go down there tomorrow and, you know, last week our friends in the other party had their convention. don't boo. vote. vote. >> four more years! four more years! four more years! >> now, now, just in case some of you missed it, some of you didn't dvr the republican convention, let me give you a basic recap. basically they said, first of al
the president speaking live in norfolk, virginia. i want to listen in. let's listen in real quick. >> i had missouri going pretty deep, but i want you to know i've got no hard feelings. let's just say you owe me one. now, i know that whatever i say here today, it's going to be at best a distant second to the speech you will hear tonight from the star of the obama family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at...
187
187
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
we just got an announcement yesterday, 1200 coal jobs in virginia, west virginia, surrounding area gone, mainly because of obama regulations. and so, this is his idea. it's a detailed plan of five items that he thinks he can get done that will get people back to work. 43 million people unemployed is not acceptable. >> when you go through the details, though, i think a lot of people who are on both the left and the right frankly are critical of a lack of specifics. let's walk through some of these. he says in this five-point plan it requires spending cuts of approximately $500 billion per year in 2016, assuming robust economic recovery, 4% annual growth, and the reverse -- reversal of the obama era defense cuts, which he calls irresponsible. but when you add up what follows on the romney website, it doesn't come anywhere close to $500 billion. and i'm wondering where do you see the specific money coming from? i mean give me the details outside of just supporting students or helping students. what will you cut? paul ryan, as you well know, in his budget said he was going to cut income sec
we just got an announcement yesterday, 1200 coal jobs in virginia, west virginia, surrounding area gone, mainly because of obama regulations. and so, this is his idea. it's a detailed plan of five items that he thinks he can get done that will get people back to work. 43 million people unemployed is not acceptable. >> when you go through the details, though, i think a lot of people who are on both the left and the right frankly are critical of a lack of specifics. let's walk through some...
170
170
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in the poll. we're all within the margin of error. we bounce around week to week, day to day. there are some days we're up, some dags woor down. we go forward with my message that this is a time to reinvigorate the american economy, not by expanding government and raising taxes on people but instead by making sure government encourages entrepreneurship, innovation, and gets the private sector hiring again. >> polls are a snapshot of how people feel right now. we have six and a half weeks until the election. those debates could definitely move the needle. randi? >> no question about that. paul, thank you very mu
virginia, another important state that the president won four years ago, mitt romney would like to grab back, he's down by 6 points in our average. wisconsin, where paul ryan is from, down by 9 points. mitt romney was interviewed last night. listen to what he said. >> you are slipping in the polls at this moment. at love republicans are concerned about this campaign. you bill yourself as a turn around artist. how are you going to turn this campaign around? >> actually, we're tied in...
129
129
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
so let's start in virginia. mitt romney making a campaign stop at the military aviation museum in virginia beach. the event has already gotten under way. bob mcdonnell giving the introductions so what appears to an pretty it full house. paul steinhauser is there, as well. we know esident obama the first democrat in a very long time to win and take virginia in the last election, but romney has become kind of a resident so as to speak of virginia. this is his seventh stop there. >> reporter: and remember when he introduced and announced paul ryan as his running mate, he did it just a couple miles from here in norfolk. both president obama and mitt romney have been here accept times now since the start of the general election. both campaigns and super pacs putting up a lot of tv commercials in the state. a big battle for the 13 electoral votes. as you you mentioned, president obama the first democrat to win virginia since 1964. when mitt romney comes out here, you'll hear a lot about the defense cuts and military s
so let's start in virginia. mitt romney making a campaign stop at the military aviation museum in virginia beach. the event has already gotten under way. bob mcdonnell giving the introductions so what appears to an pretty it full house. paul steinhauser is there, as well. we know esident obama the first democrat in a very long time to win and take virginia in the last election, but romney has become kind of a resident so as to speak of virginia. this is his seventh stop there. >>...
303
303
Sep 30, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 303
favorite 0
quote 0
there's also colorado, north carolina, virginia. we've seen reports that the state -- on the state level they severed their ties with this company in colorado. got calls and waiting to hear back from north carolina and virginia as well. >> dave mattingly, i think you and i are going to be very busy after election day trying to figure out exactly what's going on. >> we always are, especially when it comes to florida. >> dave mattingly, great job as always. thanks so much. >>> president obama and mitt romney face to face as american voters weigh their choice. the first of three presidential debates will be wednesday night. you can watch it here live at 7:00 eastern on cnn and on cnn.com. as we get closer to that debate, all week we heard about both sides trying to lower expectations of their candidates. is it going to work? two of our political experts weigh in. >>> incredible video. a man jumps from a third floor window into the arms of a crowd below. we'll tell you what forced him out of that window. we'll leave tonight. uhh, it's n
there's also colorado, north carolina, virginia. we've seen reports that the state -- on the state level they severed their ties with this company in colorado. got calls and waiting to hear back from north carolina and virginia as well. >> dave mattingly, i think you and i are going to be very busy after election day trying to figure out exactly what's going on. >> we always are, especially when it comes to florida. >> dave mattingly, great job as always. thanks so much....
130
130
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
there are downscale white voters, critical to the republican coalition in places like west virginia, in places like southern ohio. you go across the appalachian trail and down the ohio river, a lot of these voters could be republicans. i will make a personal note here. a lot of americans of all incomes have struggled the last few years and the risk for governor romney is that it's insulting to them. as a kid, my family was on food stamps for a few years when my dad got sick. we didn't feel entitled and we weren't victims and my father was pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. in the end my mother was grateful she was able to feed her kids. >> alice? >> well, i think john makes a very good point. but it's important to look at that speech he gave at that event in its full context, that he's talking about making sure that they're informed about the contrast between romney and obama, and what governor romney wants to do, he supports the middle class, whereas we heard from the president who supports redistribution of wealth. look what we have after almost four years. we have a shrinki
there are downscale white voters, critical to the republican coalition in places like west virginia, in places like southern ohio. you go across the appalachian trail and down the ohio river, a lot of these voters could be republicans. i will make a personal note here. a lot of americans of all incomes have struggled the last few years and the risk for governor romney is that it's insulting to them. as a kid, my family was on food stamps for a few years when my dad got sick. we didn't feel...
150
150
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 150
favorite 0
quote 0
when you see them with pat robertson in virginia, there are other constituencies. when you see him with steve king in iowa, a conservative in touch with the tea party. that's important to governor romney. the poll, a lot of people question every poll. the reasons the numbers exist in our poll, the president now plus 6, after his convention, democratic intensity, enthusiasm, is up and republican enthusiasm is down a bit. yes, governor romney is still winning among independents but there has been at least a temporary enthusiasm shift in favor of the democrats. we'll see if it lasts. anderson, one more point. all throughout the democratic convention i was getting e-mails and phone calls saying democrats were overplaying their hand. in our new poll, look at the numbers within which candidate shares your value in the president has a 7-point advantage. you see heading into the conventions, two weeks ago before either convention it was essentialry a tie. at least at the moment nationally if the values talk at the democratic convention was supposed to hurt the president, c
when you see them with pat robertson in virginia, there are other constituencies. when you see him with steve king in iowa, a conservative in touch with the tea party. that's important to governor romney. the poll, a lot of people question every poll. the reasons the numbers exist in our poll, the president now plus 6, after his convention, democratic intensity, enthusiasm, is up and republican enthusiasm is down a bit. yes, governor romney is still winning among independents but there has been...
195
195
Sep 14, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 195
favorite 0
quote 0
virginia, 49% for obama. 44% for romney. that's florida. but same in virginia. 49/44. three battleground states. romney needs these three states if he's going to be elected. how worried are you right now that he's just not doing well? >> well, i think if you believe the polls, you would be worried, and certainly we have work to do. we've got a long way to go. but i think the lesson here, if you get the policy right, the politics will follow. let me give you an example. when barack obama decided that we were going to go in and help the french and nato to do something about libya the saying goes, if you break it, you own it. and i was talking to some folks today inside the state department and they told me that the security firm, it's called academy, the formally known firm of blackwater. academy was actually set to go in and provide security for the ambassador in libya. they have been waiting. they've done some preliminary evaluations, but for two months, they have been waiting while the state department decides to get the paperwork right. so we really got to look i thi
virginia, 49% for obama. 44% for romney. that's florida. but same in virginia. 49/44. three battleground states. romney needs these three states if he's going to be elected. how worried are you right now that he's just not doing well? >> well, i think if you believe the polls, you would be worried, and certainly we have work to do. we've got a long way to go. but i think the lesson here, if you get the policy right, the politics will follow. let me give you an example. when barack obama...
232
232
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 232
favorite 0
quote 0
he's also in virginia, expected to speak in virginia beach moments from now. you see the podium there. virginia, a very important swing state. 13 electoral votes in that state. the recent polls now showing that president obama is slightly, slightly ahead of romney in the state. the last cnn poll of polls for virginia, he was leading 50% to romney's 44%. you might recall back in 2008 president obama won virginia and became the first democrat since 1964, lyndon johnson to actually win that state and that was significant. i'll bring in jim acosta who is traveling with mitt romney. he's at the event talking a little bit about the message we heard from mitt romney. clearly it's important for him to reach the working class. that came in some of the comments he made regarding trade with china. what does he need to do? what does his team think they need to do to make sure he holds on to virginia? >> reporter: suzanne, as you know, all politics is local. virginia is a big military state. no surprise mitt romney would come to this crowd of veterans here to talk about de
he's also in virginia, expected to speak in virginia beach moments from now. you see the podium there. virginia, a very important swing state. 13 electoral votes in that state. the recent polls now showing that president obama is slightly, slightly ahead of romney in the state. the last cnn poll of polls for virginia, he was leading 50% to romney's 44%. you might recall back in 2008 president obama won virginia and became the first democrat since 1964, lyndon johnson to actually win that state...
199
199
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 199
favorite 0
quote 0
cnn political editor paul steinhauser is in virginia beach, virginia, where it is shaping up to be a close race. so, paul, tell us what that means for the candidates' travel schedules. >> reporter: that means you're going to see them over and over and over here in virginia. randi, mitt romney, this is his seventh trip to virginia since the general elections started. remember, where did he announce his running mate, paul ryan, last month? not far from here. i'm in virginia beach and he made the announcement close by in norfolk. president obama's been here seven times, seven trips since the start of the general election. and when he had his first rallies, they were in ohio and here in virginia. just shows how important the state is, both sides spending a lot of money on ads, too. check out this new ad by mitt mitt that started running here this morning, one of three running in virginia. this deals with the defense industry jobs and military jobs. a lot of those kinds of jobs here in norfolk and virginia beach. randi, i'm here at the military aviation museum. you can see off to the righ
cnn political editor paul steinhauser is in virginia beach, virginia, where it is shaping up to be a close race. so, paul, tell us what that means for the candidates' travel schedules. >> reporter: that means you're going to see them over and over and over here in virginia. randi, mitt romney, this is his seventh trip to virginia since the general elections started. remember, where did he announce his running mate, paul ryan, last month? not far from here. i'm in virginia beach and he...
165
165
Sep 8, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
and yeah, listen, this area, this part of virginia is a big swing part of virginia. this is the virginia beach/norfolk/tidewater area and there are a lot of military and defense industry jobs here and you'll hear mitt romney attack the president over there. plus, romney's campaign has gone up with a bunch of ads in recent days in virginia. take a look at one playing in this area. >> this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. >> here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts will weaken national security and threaten over 130,000 jobs. >> reporter: i think you can hear a lot more of that when mitt romney comes to this podium right behind us here. and randi, virginia, just like florida, remember, four years ago barack obama became the first democrat to win virginia since 1964. both campaigns spending a lot here on ads, both campaigns spending a lot of time on the ground with visits by the candidat
and yeah, listen, this area, this part of virginia is a big swing part of virginia. this is the virginia beach/norfolk/tidewater area and there are a lot of military and defense industry jobs here and you'll hear mitt romney attack the president over there. plus, romney's campaign has gone up with a bunch of ads in recent days in virginia. take a look at one playing in this area. >> this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this...
133
133
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> that was mitt romney in virginia, on saturday. campaigning with pat robertson suggesting that president obama was somehow planning to take god off the currency. in fairness. mitt romney opened up with three sentences about the jobless numbers and then got on the talk about job. then talked about president obama apolicy spends his time on a talking about the economy. when they asked what he was actually saying. the campaign manager certainly repeated the talking point. he said the subject has been the economy, is the economy and will be the economy. mitt romney doesn't want to change the subject. he wants to change the economy and that's what he's going to do as president. to be fair, fair enough. that's the message that they want us to get. but that's not all coming from the candidate on the campaign trail. here's governor romney today in ohio. >> when and if i become president of the united states. >> i will not take god out of my heart. i will not take god out of the public square and not out of the platform out of platform. /*.
. >> that was mitt romney in virginia, on saturday. campaigning with pat robertson suggesting that president obama was somehow planning to take god off the currency. in fairness. mitt romney opened up with three sentences about the jobless numbers and then got on the talk about job. then talked about president obama apolicy spends his time on a talking about the economy. when they asked what he was actually saying. the campaign manager certainly repeated the talking point. he said the...
196
196
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
battleground state. 7% in ohio and 5% in virginia. in each of these states they started to come back up. if you're going through the obama presidency. housing is a problem in the battleground states. >> and republicans are making the argument that president obama is to blame for the bleak economic picture including the housing market. how does the president respond to that? >> the answer has been, the overall economy, the housing crisis is part of that. these problems were in the making long before the president took office. they got worse. but the president helped to stabilize the situation. they point the steps he's taken shortly after he took office. two programs rolled out to help home owners struggling. they were supposed to help 9 million homeowners, own will a couple million were helped. nonetheless, there's something the president was doing, they point at. a $26 billion settlement with five big banks to help the homeowners, a dozen other programs the president rolled out as well. the short answer is, they believe the president
battleground state. 7% in ohio and 5% in virginia. in each of these states they started to come back up. if you're going through the obama presidency. housing is a problem in the battleground states. >> and republicans are making the argument that president obama is to blame for the bleak economic picture including the housing market. how does the president respond to that? >> the answer has been, the overall economy, the housing crisis is part of that. these problems were in the...
155
155
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
then i give you virginia, "washington post" 52% for barack obama, 44% for mitt romney. and that's not the only swing state where we see the president pull ahead. that's got to be terrifying. >> the tragedy of the situation, here is a man who is a competent, capable manager, who has been good at everything, a successful governor. the author of the first universal health care coverage provision in the nation. a person who has demonstrated through his charity and personal life he has a good and generous heart. and he has been pushed and pushed by an angry base into sounding not like the person he is, but into sounding like some class warrior in reverse. and that statement he made to that fund-raiser, that was something that expressed not just his personal idiosyncratic view. what he's saying there, that's the daily talk of talk radio and the washington think tanks and "wall street journal" editorial page. all of the people who hated him, tried to stop him from being the nominee. and at this -- he's got the job. he's got the nomination. and he needs to talk to america, he m
then i give you virginia, "washington post" 52% for barack obama, 44% for mitt romney. and that's not the only swing state where we see the president pull ahead. that's got to be terrifying. >> the tragedy of the situation, here is a man who is a competent, capable manager, who has been good at everything, a successful governor. the author of the first universal health care coverage provision in the nation. a person who has demonstrated through his charity and personal life he...